Oct 1, 2008 - Random beach camp...

Was on cook duty this morning but Tracy pretty much did everything for us so was an easy morning. We headed to the Chan Chan ruins which were quite impressive! Quite a maze really. ... After that we had a couple of hours at a shopping mall which felt very surreal really coming from the ruins 10 mins before.Was on cook duty this morning but Tracy pretty much did everything for us so was an easy morning. We headed to the Chan Chan ruins which were quite impressive! Quite a maze really. ... After that we had a couple of hours at a shopping mall which felt very surreal really coming from the ruins 10 mins before....

Apr 26, 2008 - Lima to Huanacho: Chan Chan and the Moche pyramids.

We set off up the Pan-American highway to the small fishing village of Huanacho. The next morning some of the girls were so pleased to see the swimming pool that they decided to miss the trip to the Chan Chan complex and stay by the pool for the morning. ... The rest of us were shown round the complex by a local guide who brought the place alive for us.We set off up the Pan-American highway to the small fishing village of Huanacho. The next morning some of the girls were so pleased to see the swimming pool that they decided to miss the trip to the Chan Chan complex and stay by the pool for the morning. ... The rest of us were shown round the complex by a local guide who brought the place alive for us....

Apr 23, 2008 - Hauca del Sol & Chan Chan

Wednesday 23rd April – We took an all day tour. The Moche culture developed between 100 and 800 AD, before Chimu and Chan Chan. ... When getting to Chan Chan which covers 14 square kms, it becomes even more difficult to capture the scale. ... You could spend days here rather than the short time a tour allows.Wednesday 23rd April – We took an all day tour. The Moche culture developed between 100 and 800 AD, before Chimu and Chan Chan. ... When getting to Chan Chan which covers 14 square kms, it becomes even more difficult to capture the scale. ... You could spend days here rather than the short time a tour allows....

Jun 7, 2007 - Chan Chan

Not a bad start to the day! Today, we had decided to explore the Chimu ruins of Chan Chan. ... The ruins at Chan Chan are from the Chimu culture, while neighbouring ruins are from the Moche. ... The ruins of Chan Chan which is the largest adobe city in the world spread over a huge area and is largely unexcavated. ... The construction of Chan Chan is directly related to the system of inheritance within the Chimu and other cultures. ... Chan Chan had more than 100 artesian wells on-site as well as a complex network of canals to irrigate their crops. ...

Jun 26, 2006 - Chan Chan

Chan Chan: Chan Chan er en meget imponerende ruin, levn fra Chumi indianernes hovedstad. ... Chan Chan var chumiernes hovedstad og fyldte i udbredelse saa meget som 20 km2 hvoraf der idag er ruiner paa ca 14 km - mange dog meget forfaldne hvor kun dele af murene staar tilbage. ... Byen var beboet af op til 40.Chan Chan: Chan Chan er en meget imponerende ruin, levn fra Chumi indianernes hovedstad. ... Chan Chan var chumiernes hovedstad og fyldte i udbredelse saa meget som 20 km2 hvoraf der idag er ruiner paa ca 14 km - mange dog meget forfaldne hvor kun dele af murene staar tilbage. ... Byen var beboet af op til 40....

Jan 1, 2006 - New Years Day

After the party of the night before we got up in time to spend New Years Day on the beach with what seemed like everyone else in Peru.After the party of the night before we got up in time to spend New Years Day on the beach with what seemed like everyone else in Peru....

Dec 31, 2005 - Chan Chan and last day of 2005

A morning of Chimu culture sightseeing in the form of the Chan Chan ruins. ... We met up with a dude in our hostel who wanted to check out the ruins too and went to the Tschudi complex the only restored part of the massive Chan Chan ruins. ... After Chan Chan we intended on visiting the museum but it was closed due to a national holiday and so the only thing to do on a scorching hot day was hit the beach in readiness for a hard night on the booze celebrating the dawn of a new year up here in northern Peru. ...

Oct 5, 2005 - Huachoco

This is a cultural part to the trip. Visited Chan Chan which is a mud-brick city built by the Chimu tribe. ... (Chi = moon) This "city" was so well planned and organised, but they moved to a new one each time the top man died, so there are 9 cities in this area of which this one is the only one in a state to be seen at the moment.This is a cultural part to the trip. Visited Chan Chan which is a mud-brick city built by the Chimu tribe. ... (Chi = moon) This "city" was so well planned and organised, but they moved to a new one each time the top man died, so there are 9 cities in this area of which this one is the only one in a state to be seen at the moment....

Jun 23, 2005 - What a find!!!!

Not part of any of our plans, we didn't even know they existed, we explored the worlds of two pre-Incan civilizations, the Moche and the Chimu (and the Chimu citadel of Chan Chan). ... The citadel of Chan Chan is a 28 square Kilometer fortress nestled between to rivers and right next to the ocean. ... -M The citadel of Chan Chan was amazing too. ...

May 10, 2005 - Huanchaco, near Trujillo

Arrived here last night after a great couple of days in Lima and then saying goodbye to Ernesto, for the second time in 6 years! I don't really like Lima but he's from there so I got to see the better bits, especially our ceviche eating in the central market. After a difficult goodbye at the bus station (he was off to the airport heading for Canada), I jumped on a night bus to Trujillo, a colonial city 8 hours north, and a good base for visiting the archaelogical ruins of Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the world, dating back to pre-Incan culture. ... Fascinating, but am tired after the last few days, so my translating for the others in my group (some English girls) left something to be desired, and now I am ready to fall in bed.Arrived here last night after a great couple of days in Lima and then saying goodbye to Ernesto, for the second time in 6 years! I don't really like Lima but he's from there so I got to see the better bits, especially our ceviche eating in the central market. After a difficult goodbye at the bus station (he was off to the airport heading for Canada), I jumped on a night bus to Trujillo, a colonial city 8 hours north, and a good base for visiting the archaelogical ruins of Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the world, dating back to pre-Incan culture. ... Fascinating, but am tired after the last few days, so my translating for the others in my group (some English girls) left something to be desired, and now I am ready to fall in bed....